Tuesday, May 15, 2012

This nice
maximum card was sent to me by Daerden
from Belgium. The card and the stamp on it were issued to commemorate 100
years of the incorporation of Floridsdorf into ViennaToday's Floridsdorf, Vienna's
21st District, with an area of 44.46m2, stands on land cultivated and
developed by early man. The discovery there of stone axes suggests that it was
inhabited as early as the Neolithic Age (ca. 4000 to 2000 BC). Celts settled
here around 500 BC and the whole settlement area to the north of the Danube,
known to the Romans as "Transdanubia", was fought over first by
Germanic tribes and later by other invading peoples such as the Lombards, Avars
and the Slavs. The settlement was initially called "On the Peak"
("Am Spitz") and belonged to the seminary of Stift Klosterneuburg. In
1786, the prelate at that time, Floridus Leeb, gave 30 plots along the
Schlosshofer road to settlers and it is from him that the area takes its
present name "Floridsdorf". What began as a predominantly
agricultural area rapidly grew and developed as a result of the Nordwestbahn
railway, flourishing industries and the steam tramway, which opened in 1885. In
1894 its status was elevated to that of a town.Throughout the ages Floridsdorf's survival depended on the
Danube as an important trading route. At the same time the raging torrent with
its countless tributaries and branches wreaked havoc each year with severe
flooding. It was not until 1870-1875 that measures were taken to regulate the
Danube. Between 1972 and 1988 the high water defences were again reinforced so
that Floridsdorf, like the other districts which border on the Danube, has
since been protected from flooding.

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Hi, I am Vijay Kapre. Its nice collecting picture postcards. They tell you so much about the people and places around us. Happy Viewing. Those who want to contact me my email address is kaprevijay@gmail.com.